[intro music playing]
[John Cena] Then.
[Ric Flair] Woooo!
-[glass shattering] -[The Rock] If you smell…
-[bell tolling] -[Cena] Now.
[Roman Reigns] Acknowledge me.
-[Triple H] The king of kings… -[Cena] You can't see me…
[Cena] Forever.
Together.
["Born To Be" playing]
[Cole] We are five days away from Elimination Chamber,
and Monday Night Raw is live tonight, just down the street from Disneyland.
We're in Anaheim, California at the sold-out Honda Center.
And there is a big fight feel tonight.
This man, "Main Event" Jey Uso, in the biggest match of his life,
looks to win his first singles title and end Gunther's historic reign
as Intercontinental Champion.
Can "Main Event" Jey Uso get it done tonight?
Yeet, uce!
And the dastardly sinister Judgment Day in full force.
Tag Team Champions, Mr. Money in the Bank, Priest,
Finn, Dom, and JD set for an eight-man tag team match-up
later on tonight.
["Gallantry" playing]
[Cole] And we're starting things off tonight, Mr. McAfee with a banger.
[bell rings]
[ring announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from the Ayr, Scotland, weighing in at 275 pounds,
Drew McIntyre!
[Cole] The Scottish Warrior, one of six men
who will be locked inside Elimination Chamber
this coming Saturday in Perth, Australia.
The lone survivor will head to WrestleMania to face Seth Rollins
for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Pat, McIntyre say the others want to win, he needs to win.
[McAfee] And has already won an absolutely stacked Elimination Chamber
in Australia on Saturday,
and Drew McIntyre is rolling in there with a lot of confidence.
[Cole] We are ringside here tonight at the Honda Center.
I'm Michael Cole. He is Pat McAfee.
We're smack dab in the middle of WrestleMania season.
But before we get to Perth,
tonight, McIntyre versus the "American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes.
This is not something I'd be signing up for if…
[narrator] On the verge of the biggest WrestleMania of all time,
one man's path is carved towards his destiny.
[Cody] I have waited my whole life!
I will wait no more!
I choose you, Roman Reigns.
[Cory] Cody Rhodes will once again have the opportunity to finish his story.
[narrator] While another relentlessly pursues redemption.
[Cory] Drew, one massive step closer to the showcase of the immortals.
[McIntyre] It's time for Drew McIntyre to take it from here,
and I'll finally have my moment at WrestleMania.
[narrator] But before they step onto the grandest stage of them all…
their roads to WrestleMania go through each other.
[Cole] Drew McIntyre versus the American Nightmare.
[McIntyre] Hey, Cody,
two things you should be avoiding:
Being in my prayers and fighting me one on one,
because you may not make WrestleMania.
[Cody] I'm back on my path and my path goes straight through you!
[mouthing indistinctly]
-["Kingdom" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Cody] Wrestling has more than one royal family.
♪ Adrenaline in my soul ♪
♪ Every fight out of control ♪
♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪
♪ Crowd is here, about to blow ♪
♪ Waitin' for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain Lights go up, I'm home ♪
[crowd singing] ♪ Whoa! ♪
[fireworks]
[ring announcer] And his opponent, from Atlanta, Georgia,
weighing in at 222 pounds,
he is the winner of 2023 and 2024
men's Royal Rumble Match,
the "American Nightmare"
Cody Rhodes!
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, the man who earned the right
to face Roman Reigns at WrestleMania by winning the Royal Rumble this year.
But, Pat, Cody Rhodes now has a massive target
on his back with the newly refurbished Bloodline
led by Roman Reigns and The Rock.
[McAfee] The strongest The Bloodline has ever been.
The biggest Superstar on earth has joined them,
and they got all eyes on this guy that makes every arena scream.
[crowd singing] ♪ Whoa! ♪
[fireworks]
♪ And my father said, when I was younger ♪
♪ Hard times breed better men… ♪
[Cole] And we mentioned The Rock and Roman Reigns putting a target
on Cody Rhodes' back.
Roman Reigns apparently has given Grayson Waller some marching orders
on how to conduct his interview at Elimination Chamber in Perth Saturday,
The Grayson Waller Effect with his guest Cody Rhodes
and the World Heavyweight Champion Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[McAfee] Yeah, everybody knows that when Roman wants something,
normally, Roman gets it.
And Cody Rhodes chose to be on the opposite side of our Tribal Chief.
I think that pressure only got like 200 million plus views
or something like that.
Cody Rhodes is must-watch,
and the man he's fighting here tonight…
-is a powerhouse. -[bell rings]
[Cole] So here we go, McIntyre and Rhodes,
and a massive match to start Monday Night Raw.
[crowd chanting] Cody, Cody, Cody!
[Cole] Thirteen thousand two hundred sixty-four
chanting for Cody Rhodes.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Cody saying, "Thanks."
The WWE Universe is in for one right here to start Raw.
[Cole] Well, Drew McIntyre has called himself the savior of WrestleMania.
He is taking credit for, in his words,
"Forcing Cody Rhodes to choose Roman Reigns to finish his story."
You're gonna see these ratings throughout the night here.
These are the WWE 2K24 video game ratings.
The game, of course, coming out, available March 5th, worldwide, March 8th.
It's the 40 years of WrestleMania edition.
Cody, one of the cover stars of the video game, comes in at 93.
[McAfee] Yeah, Drew McIntyre is at 89.
But what do you wake up on this particular day?
-These are human superstars. -[Cole] Oh.
[McAfee] They're not video game players.
Of course, those rankings are always controversial every year.
Everybody has an opinion.
And Cody Rhodes now, side headlock on McIntyre.
[McAfee] A couple of big chops to start this.
[Cole] Cody Rhodes.
Oh! And there's a big right hand, and…
I think he just angered McIntyre more than anything else.
[McAfee] McIntyre cornered me earlier and let me know
that although he is not the hero of WrestleMania,
all he wants to do is pleasure the people, he said.
[Cole] Well, he said that he's sacrificing himself.
He sacrificed himself to take out CM Punk in the Royal Rumble.
So in his words, Cody could win.
[McAfee] He would then go on to attack and injure CM Punk the next evening.
[Cole] He says he wants to do things the Drew way.
He wants to earn his way to WrestleMania
by winning Elimination Chamber this coming Saturday.
McIntyre would qualify for that with a win over AJ Styles.
McIntyre still has not forgiven
Cody Rhodes for bringing Jey Uso to Monday Night Raw.
Remember, McIntyre has blamed The Bloodline
for the reason he's not the Undisputed Champion today.
[McAfee] McIntyre is a guy who could find a reason to hate you if he needs one.
[Cole] And again, the Cody chants.
[McAfee] That could be a reason why Drew hates Cody as well.
[Cole] McIntyre, sent over the top rope to the floor.
[McAfee] The WWE Universe loves this man for good reason.
Every night he earns their appreciation
[Cole] And Cody Rhodes runs into a right by McIntyre,
which stops Rhodes in his tracks.
These two are long history together.
They were once Tag Team Champions, The Dashing Ones.
And now, Cody going to work on the knee of McIntyre.
Great strategy. Take out the power.
-Whoo! -[McAfee] Cody Rhodes,
student of the game.
[groaning]
[Cole] Cody Rhodes, locking in Figure-Four on McIntyre center of the ring.
[McAfee] His WWE 2K intellect rating is a hundo.
[Cole] And will McIntyre tap out
to the submission hold by Cody here tonight?
[McAfee] Could you imagine Cody taps out Drew McIntyre?
[Cole] Every win so important here in the middle of WrestleMania season.
McIntyre can ill afford a loss heading into the Chamber on Saturday.
[crowd chanting]
[McAfee] Anaheim could feel it.
[Cole] McIntyre trying to turn Cody Rhodes and turn the pressure.
[McAfee] Oh! You would think this big statue of a man
would get to this point, inevitably.
[Cole] And now it's Cody who's in trouble and makes it to the ropes to break.
[McAfee] I mean, what the hell is Drew McIntyre?
The Scottish Warrior. Six what? Five?
260, 2% body fat.
[Cole] Cody's in trouble.
We're back live on Monday Night Raw.
Sold-out 13,000 plus at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre kicking us off tonight
in a one-on-one match-up.
[McAfee] A brutal affair thus far.
Really been beating the hell out of each other.
[Cole] Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker by McIntyre.
Cover on Rhodes, hooks the leg. Kick out by Cody.
Long history, as I mentioned before, between these two similar paths,
both leaving WWE to go on to other things before coming full circle
and returning to WWE.
Drew McIntyre would return to become a two-time WWE Champion.
Cody Rhodes, still looking to finish that story.
Hey, come back to the ring.
[McAfee] Cody Rhodes, deciding to try and finish his story at WrestleMania,
and McIntyre thinks he's the reasoning behind it.
[Cole] Calls himself the savior of WrestleMania.
McIntyre, continuing to torture Cody Rhodes here.
[Cole] He believes Cody Rhodes stuck his nose in his business last week
when Drew and Shinsuke Nakamura were trying to take out Sami Zayn
-[McAfee] And boo! -[crowd booing]
[McAfee] That's cheap.
[Cole] I don't think he cares.
[McAfee] Well, that's the thing about this particular Drew McIntyre here.
More locked in, more focused, more of a scumbag than he ever was.
[Cole] Well, on Saturday, he walks into the Elimination Chamber structure
for a third time in his career.
He's already won a Chamber Match back in 2021.
Oh, and Cody firing off!
Hit me!
[Cole] And Cody, fighting back against McIntyre,
but McIntyre right to the knee.
[McAfee] That's the type of fight that Cody has that not a lot
in the history of planet Earth have,
which is why he has…
the opportunity to finish the story at WrestleMania.
Two-time Royal Rumble winner. A lot of grit,
but on the other side, a man who was built to win that Elimination Chamber.
Got to have good cardiovascular health. Going to be a long one.
[Cole] Yeah. When McIntyre won the Chamber three years ago,
he actually retained the WWE Championship while doing so.
Oh, goodness, a chop driving Rhodes back to the corner.
[McAfee] Just a brutal man, this Drew McIntyre.
Get him out of that corner.
Hey. Get off there. Get him out. Come on.
[McAfee] And another wicked chop.
Goes from almost kissing Cody to breaking his sternum.
[Cole] Cody, still with fight.
And Rhodes, bulldog!
And now Cody's got an opportunity to try to fight back into this match.
McIntyre. Just another clubbing blow, but Cody Rhodes' a bit too quick there
and he catches McIntyre with a forearm.
Up over the top goes Cody.
Powerslam!
[McAfee] I thought that maybe Cody didn't want any of Drew,
but this close to the Elimination Chamber and Drew's getting everything from Cody.
[Cole] Cody caught him with a Disaster Kick.
Cover now.
Hook of the leg for the win!
Not enough! Kick out of two by McIntyre.
This has been a hell of a fight to kick off Monday Night Raw tonight.
-Capacity crowd in Anaheim. -[crowd chanting] Cody, Cody, Cody!
Pat, we still got an Intercontinental Championship Match
later on tonight as well.
Gunther and Jey Uso.
Cody went for the Cody Cutter and hit!
Cover for the win on McIntyre!
Middle of the ring!
Drew kicks out at two!
[McAfee] I thought this was it, Cole.
Cody Cutter to perfection.
And Drew McIntyre, somehow at two and three quarters, kicks out,
as Cody has to feel all of the momentum in Anaheim, California.
[Cole] This place has been buzzing for Rhodes tonight.
Looking for Cross Rhodes,
McIntyre able to counter.
[McAfee] Innovative knee.
[Cole] Now both men tumbling over the top rope to the floor.
Who's gonna gain the upper hand?
Rhodes and McIntyre continues, live.
And we are back live on Monday Night Raw.
This has been an all-out war between Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre.
So much on the line.
Rhodes building momentum to WrestleMania,
McIntyre trying to get to the Chamber and win it on Saturday.
Look for the Future Shock, and Cody able to counter.
And now Cody Rhodes,
paying homage to The American Dream!
And McIntyre with a spinebuster, into the jackknife cover.
Is it enough for the win here? And Rhodes, at two.
[McAfee] Drew stays on him.
Oh, goodnight powerbomb.
The sit-out bomb by McIntyre and a kick by Rhodes.
[McAfee] I'm not sure this match is ever going to end.
I'm not sure if it's ever going to end.
[crowd counting]
[McAfee] Neither of these men will quit.
And what Anaheim is saying.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Cole] Two of the absolute best on the planet.
[crowd chanting continues]
[Cole] Two men with massive chips on their shoulders.
Two men looking to prove to the world that they should be champion.
McIntyre.
Looking for the Claymore to put Cody Rhodes away!
Rhodes caught him with a kick to the face!
Cody…
looking for the Pedigree.
McIntyre went for the Future Shock.
Cody hooks him again.
Pedigree to McIntyre!
[McAfee] The amount of one-upmanship that just took place
in front of our eyes is phenomenal.
Two men that want to be on the marquee.
Two men that want to carry this company.
[Cole] Two men that want to be champion in front of 13,000 plus
at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California,
Monday Night Raw, starting with a huge match-up.
Cody got caught with a Glasgow Kiss as he went for the Cody Cutter
And McIntyre now.
Future Shock DDT!
Is it enough to put Rhodes away?
Hook of the leg.
Cody at two!
[McAfee] What's it going to take?
These men are seemingly willing to pass
in this ring instead of loose. Boom!
Headbutt into a Future Shock DDT!
Head off the canvas.
Oh, that had to end it, right? No, wrong!
They're still fighting.
[Cole] McIntyre is staring at the WrestleMania sign
that hangs in the Honda Center tonight.
He knows to get there, to get a World Championship opportunity,
he has to win the Chamber Match on Saturday.
You saw McIntyre favor the knee
that Rhodes worked on early, and it may have cost Drew
trying to make it to the top rope.
[McAfee] Great strategy from Rhodes early,
paying off here late.
[Cole] Cody and McIntyre, high above the ring! Superplex!
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] The Honda Center just rattled.
[Cole] Can Cody capitalize?
McIntyre had so much taken out of him as well.
Cody…
off the top rope.
Massive Cody Cutter from the top rope!
-Cover on McIntyre! -[crowd counting]
McIntyre kicked out!
-[screaming] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] This place is on fire tonight for Cody Rhodes.
Oh, no!
Jimmy Uso!
Jimmy Uso of The Bloodline!
What the hell is he doing here?
[McAfee] The hell is Jimmy Uso doing here?
[Cole] From behind, Solo with a Samoan Spike!
The damn Bloodline is here!
[crowd booing]
[McAfee] What the hell is The Bloodline doing here?
[Cole] Roman Reigns warned Cody Rhodes!
McIntyre saw what transpired.
He hits a Claymore to take advantage!
-McIntyre, into the cover for the win. -[McAfee] No. No!
-[bell rings] -[McAfee] No!
["Gallantry" playing]
[ring announcer] Here is your winner,
Drew McIntyre!
[McAfee] That's not how that's supposed to end, Cole.
[Cole] They're not even supposed to be here.
Roman Reigns warned Cody Rhodes that…
"The greatest Bloodline of all time is coming after you."
"You're not gonna finish your story. You're not gonna make it to WrestleMania."
[McAfee] I heard that when they were talking in front of the trailer park trash
in Utah. I saw.
But here they come and ruin a banger on Monday Night Raw.
[Cole] Here's the problem with all this.
Drew McIntyre is a damn hypocrite.
-McIntyre is a hypocrite. -[McAfee] Yeah. Yeah.
[Cole] For years, Drew McIntyre has talked about
how The Bloodline has cost him matches, cost him championships.
And what does he do tonight? He takes advantage of a Bloodline attack
to take out Cody Rhodes.
-But for Cody Rhodes-- -I'm disgusted, Cole!
But for Cody Rhodes, massive issues,
massive problems now on the road to WrestleMania with the Bloodline.
Yeah, Solo Sikoa popped up in a black hoodie
and jammed his thumb through his throat. Jimmy Uso showed up out of nowhere.
They're not supposed to be here.
That's Cody Rhodes life now, because he wants to finish his story.
What a match to kick off Monday Night Raw.
And still to come tonight, in our main event, for 619 days,
Gunther has ruled as Intercontinental Champion.
Can Jey Uso, stop the reign tonight?
What the hell was that?
[Gunther] One thing will never change,
and that is The Ring General being the greatest
and longest reigning Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion
of all time!
The matter of fact is I'm running out of competition here.
There's no man that is worthy of challenging me
for this great championship.
["Main Event Ish" playing]
Allow me to reintroduce myself.
They call me Uce!
A thousand plus days of Tag Team Champions.
And if you want Jey Uso to be the new Intercontinental Champion,
then let me hear you say Yeet!
[crowd yells] Yeet!
You're not the first and you won't be the last,
but when I beat you,
I'm gonna beat you worse than your own family ever did.
[Jey] New IC Champion coming soon,
"Main Event" Jey Uso!
[Cole] Jey Uso, one of the greatest tag team specialists in history,
looks to win his first singles championship tonight.
Standing in his way,
the most dominant Intercontinental Champion ever.
Uso, Gunther, our main event later on tonight.
But coming up next, one spot remains in the Women's Elimination Chamber Match
to get a shot at the Women's World Title at WrestleMania.
Who will win the spot? We'll find out. A Battle Royal, coming up, live, next.
The NBA All-Star Game was in your hometown of Indianapolis.
[McAfee] Beautiful. Indianapolis, Indiana crushed it as the host
of the NBA All-Star weekend,
and the WWE Golden Title was the talk of the town.
Shannon Sharpe, 50 Cent, Adam Silver, Lil Wayne,
Jennifer Hudson, Tyrese Haliburton.
And, Michael Cole,
who's acknowledging the Tribal Chief?
That's me, Boston Conner, Bruce Brown, and Mick. Lower right corner.
The person who asked me to take that picture had no idea
that I worked for the WWE.
-It was awesome. -[Cole] You look good there.
[McAfee] Thank you. I felt good, like a champion, like a hero, like a dawg.
[slow, reflective music playing]
I am…
a third generation luchador.
I never had a choice.
My grandfather, my dad, my uncles,
cousins,
my wife,
wrestler.
This is my destiny.
However, my family, my coaches,
my friends had many expectations.
But I didn't
let that stop me.
Look at me.
Who I am.
Where I am.
I define my destiny.
[speaking Spanish]
[in English] My destiny is here in WWE.
The era of Andrade Idolo…
has begun.
[Cole] We're back and we're going to Pat McAfee and the telestrator
to show us what happened at the end.
[McAfee] We had a banger, and it was at this moment
that that man who wants to finish his story at WrestleMania
thought that he had Drew McIntyre dead into rights.
And they go ahead and run it a little bit.
Look at who showed up. Who's that? Oh, I don't know.
A man who has his eyes on greatness
and a thumb that was about to pierce a throat.
Run it.
And a match that was ended in the worst possible fashion.
Whenever. Drew McIntyre, Cole, tell me what you see here, pal.
-[Cole] I see a hypocrite. -[McAfee] What do you mean?
[Cole] Because McIntyre blame The Bloodline
for costing him a title a couple of years ago,
and now he takes advantage of The Bloodline
to win this match-up. Hypocrite!
[McAfee] The absolute crap with Drew McIntyre would do
from benefiting from The Bloodline.
And that's a Claymore Kick to the mouth!
One two, three.
Drew McIntyre, scumbag run continues.
[groaning]
-[breathing heavily] -How is it? Cody, you all right?
Jimmy and Solo are thrown out and they'll pay a big fine.
You let me know if there's anything I can do for you.
I'm good.
You sure?
I'm good.
I'm fine.
All right.
-Let's give him a minute. -[breathing heavily]
[groans]
[crowd cheering]
[sighs]
[Cole] Well, Pat, the bottom line is, there is no words needed.
Seth Rollins warned Cody Rhodes last week.
He even said, "I will be your shield."
Yeah, Cody Rhodes is going to need it
because if Jimmy Uso and Solo are just showing up in Anaheim,
they'll show up everywhere.
When Cody Rhodes' at a truck stop taking a dump,
they could show up and attack him.
That's what it's like whenever you're taking on The Tribal Chief
Cody Rhodes and Rollins will be a part of The Grayson Waller Effect
this coming Saturday at Elimination Chamber
in Perth, Australia.
We also have the Women's Elimination Chamber Match,
where the winner will face the Women's World Champion
at WrestleMania.
[rock music playing]
So these are the five women who have already qualified
for Elimination Chamber.
One spot remains. One last chance in a Battle Royal.
[McAfee] It's the best way to settle things. Let them fight.
['Limb by Limb" playing]
[bell rings]
[ring announcer] The following is a Last Chance Battle Royal
to qualify for the Women's Elimination Chamber Match.
Introducing first, from Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Shayna Baszler!
One of the most prolific performers in Elimination Chamber Match history.
She once eliminated five women in one match on her way to a victory.
[McAfee] Yeah. She's a black belt.
["Cut Above The Rest" playing]
[ring announcer] Next, Zoey Stark!
[Cole] Zoey Stark, Shayna Baszler make a pretty darn good tag team.
They wanna challenge for the tag title down the road,
but tonight it's every woman for herself and an opportunity at Elimination Chamber.
[McAfee] If you wanna get real intense just listen to Zoey's intro music lyrics.
Real serious, the California girl is a beast!
["Trap Queen" playing]
[Cole] Oh, yeah!
[McAfee] Oh, wait a minute!
She's back!
[ring announcer] Making her way to the ring.
Raquel Rodriguez!
[Cole] It has been several months
since we've seen Raquel Rodriguez in action.
She's been on the injured list, but Raquel is back tonight.
And, Pat, you got to believe one of the favorites in this Battle Royal.
[McAfee] Absolutely. What a surprise.
What a delight for everybody, except for the people
that are in the Battle Royal, alongside of her
[Cole] Who is going to Perth, Australia and Elimination Chamber?
The Battle Royal is live, next.
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[Cole] Judgment Day is sick and tired of R-Truth.
Look, we've had laughs together, but that joke is over.
Every beating you've gotten was just a beating.
Tonight, it's an execution.
[Cole] Do you think R-Truth finally gets it?
Miz, dawg, I need your help, bro.
You was right, Judgment Day gonna kill me, dawg!
[Cole] R-Truth is holding his own against JD McDonagh.
And look at this. He calls that the Devil Inside!
-And that will put R-Truth away. -[bell rings]
And I think Truth is gonna lose more than just a match-up.
The execution promised by Priest is underway.
-["It's Our Moment" playing] -[Cole] Ciampa, Gargano,
DIY, steel chairs in hands,
sending Judgment Day scattering.
Man, who would have thought R-Truth getting saved by DX.
[Cole] So R-Truth believes tonight is teaming with DX.
It's actually DIY, along with The Miz
to take on those four members of The Judgment Day.
Eight-man tag team match-up later on tonight.
But meanwhile, Pat, ring filling up with Superstars who hope to qualify
for the Elimination Chamber this Saturday in Perth.
It's a Battle Royale.
["Our World" playing]
[ring announcer] Next, representing LWO,
Zelina Vega!
[Cole] This past Friday on SmackDown,
Zelina Vega lost to Tiffany Stratton because of Elektra Lopez.
Vega, of course, in the LWO,
Lopez from Legado del Fantasma.
And Lopez's actually in this Battle Royal tonight,
So it's going to be interesting to see what happens between Zelina and Lopez.
["Hot Mess" playing]
[ring announcer] Making her way to the ring,
Chelsea Green!
[Cole] It has been a long week for both Chelsea Green and also Natalya,
who is part of this Battle Royal tonight.
They just got back from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
-["New Foundation" playing] -[McAfee] Speaking of.
[ring announcer] And their opponent,
Natayla!
[Cole] Pat, the WWE experience opened in Baghdad and Boulevard--
I should say, sorry, in Riyadh in Boulevard City.
An immersive journey in WWE history. It's the first of its kind.
I had the opportunity to visit.
The last time we were over there, it is pretty incredible.
[McAfee] I'm going to hop on a plane and go visit.
I'm gonna go see it.
[Cole] You can sign autographs.
[McAfee] Nah, they don't want to see me. They want to see you.
There's a lot of coal miners in Riyadh, from what I've been told.
[Cole] This is a Battle Royal over the top rope.
Both feet hit the floor, you are eliminated.
The last woman standing will become the sixth and final participant
in the Elimination Chamber Match this coming Saturday in Perth, Australia.
-[bell rings] -Now, wanna remind everyone
of the special start times for that.
And look at-- Zelina Vega went right after Elektra Lopez.
The Elimination Chamber starts at 6:00 p.m. local in Perth,
5:00 a.m. Saturday morning on the East Coast,
2:00 a.m. on the West Coast.
[McAfee] Full chaos in the ring, Cole!
Full chaos!
Allies, enemies fight.
Everybody wants a spot in the Elimination Chamber.
[Cole] It's for everything. If you win the Chamber,
you get an opportunity at the Women's World Champion.
Either Rhea Ripley or Nia Jax at WrestleMania.
[McAfee] There's 14 fights happening at one time right now
on Monday Night Raw.
[Cole] Every woman for herself.
Chelsea Green, looking to eliminate Maxxine.
Both on the apron.
Kick to Chelsea.
And Maxxine, eliminated.
[McAfee] That Viking with no antlers. Cole, I know you were bummed out about it.
[Cole] I don't know if she'll win, she didn't wear the antlers tonight.
Picked out of midair by the returning Raquel Rodriguez,
the powerhouse of the women's division.
[McAfee] Raquel just caught a Viking and dumped the Viking over the top rope.
[Cole] I told you. She didn't wear the antlers.
[McAfee] People say you got a little bit, uh, too many feelings for those antlers.
Oh, Xia just bumped into Raquel Rodriguez.
[Cole] And Raquel misses wildly. Xia Li now, looking to take out
Raquel Rodriguez on her return here tonight to Monday Night Raw.
[McAfee] Whoa.
[Cole] And Raquel now, will dump Xia Li out to the apron.
[McAfee] Xia thought she had something there.
Raquel said, "I don't think so." Clothesline!
See ya!
[speaking Indistinctly]
[McAfee] Raquel's clearing house in her return.
[Cole] Isla Dawn now, face to face.
Right, perhaps to cast a spell.
[McAfee] Perhaps-- Is that spells?
[Cole] And there's Alba Fyre, who was Dawn's tag team partner.
Double teaming now Raquel Rodriguez.
See, teams will work in this type of match-up,
at least for a little bit.
Oh, and Raquel Rodriguez, dropped on the top of her head.
[McAfee] There will also be strange allies this evening,
especially against Raquel Rodriguez.
[Cole] Raquel trying to fight out of things again.
Powering up Fyre.
[McAfee] Saved.
[Cole] But now Fyre, saved by her partner, Dawn.
[McAfee] Oh, it's great to have a teammate.
Took the bullet for her, though maybe.
That didn't help. Oh, still on the apron, still hanging on.
[grunting]
[Cole] Goodbye. Another Elimination by Raquel.
Battle Royal continues. Who's going to Elimination Chamber?
I'm going to Chamber.
[Cole] It is a Last Chance Battle Royal here tonight live on Monday Night Raw.
One of these women, heading to Perth, Australia
this coming Saturday to fill the final spot
in the Elimination Chamber Match-up.
Raquel Rodriguez, on her return to Monday Night Raw
has been dominant so far.
[McAfee] To eliminate somebody, toss them over the top rope
with both feet hitting the ground.
[Cole] Then you win the Chamber Match Saturday,
you earn a Women's World Championship opportunity
at WrestleMania in Philadelphia.
That's Tegan Nox on the apron, slips back into the ring.
Action fast and furious here in this match-up.
[McAfee] I mean, they're all trying to wear each other out.
[Cole] Zelina Vega still hammering away on Elektra Lopez,
who's been a problem for Zelina for weeks now.
[McAfee] A lot of one on one fights happening in this.
You'd assume, at some point, it's going to turn into a groupthink sitch.
Indi dangling.
[Cole] On our side, Indi Hartwell,
who is from Melbourne, Australia.
[McAfee] Would love to get into the Chamber in Perth, Australia.
[Cole] She has talked all week long about winning this match-up
and being able to perform in Australia in front of her family and friends.
[McAfee] Tegan helped Natalya there.
-Oh! -[Cole] Teammates--
[McAfee] Meanwhile, Natalya eliminates Tegan.
[Cole] Remember, at the Royal Rumble, when Tegan did the same to Natalya?
A little, uh, payback for Natalya on her tag team partner tonight.
[McAfee] A little returning the favor. Tegan trying to take advantage of Natalya.
Now Natalya teaming up with Zelina.
-Big boot from Zoey! -[Cole] Big kick by Zoey to B-Fab.
And now Zoey and Shayna,
working as a team to eliminate B-Fab.
[McAfee] They dapped each other up before the match started.
We assumed that they'd be working together at some point.
[Cole] B-Fab, of course, joining forces with the Street Profits
and "The All Mighty" Bobby Lashley,
who will be in the Men's Chamber this coming Saturday.
High risk there in the corner for Zelina and Lopez.
[McAfee] Normally not a good spot to be in a Royal…
-Battle Royal-- Royal Rumble. -[Cole laughing]
619?
[Cole] Now people can say you're messing up.
[McAfee] I got the city right. We're in Anaheim.
[Cole] Yeah. Look at that. Out to the apron goes Zelina.
Chelsea Green misses wildly.
Vega with a kick to the back of the neck.
And a big kick by Lopez who eliminate Vega.
Don't mess with me!
[Cole] And Lopez, causing all kinds of problems for Zelina Vega
since she came to Friday Night SmackDown,
and now tonight, Raw.
And now, eliminated by Michin!
[McAfee] Elektra was celebrating her--
[Cole] And now a brawl outside the ring!
Vega and Lopez going at it!
Long simmering rivalry!
Lopez, the Legado del Fantasma and Zelina Vega from LWO.
Meanwhile, action back to the ring, the field thinning out
in this Battle Royal.
[McAfee] Big boot from Indi.
Candice LeRae.
[screams]
Chelsea Green, trying to rake the eyes of Candice,
who is eliminated.
-[McAfee] By who? -[Cole] Chelsea Green.
-[McAfee] Say it. -[Cole] Chelsea Green.
-Is that good enough? -[McAfee] Nah. No.
[Cole] Now Indi Hartwell, with a kick to Chelsea.
Chelsea, trying to hang on.
Now Shayna Baszler.
Baszler over the top rope.
Zoey Stark, trying to eliminate Indi Hartwell and end her dream
-but Indi's hanging on. -[McAfee] A lot of dangling!
[Cole] The former NXT Women's Champion.
Indi Hartwell.
Oh! Went high risk and paid for it.
Eliminated by Baszler.
Raquel Rodriguez's still in this.
As is Xia Li with a good performance here tonight.
[McAfee] Katana Chance.
[Cole] Former Tag Team Champion, Katana Chance
Zoey Stark now.
Katana.
Doing a handstand on the apron.
-[McAfee] Oh no. -[Cole] And Shayna eliminates Chance.
Baszler and Stark have been dominating
the latter part of this match-up.
[McAfee] They've been cleaning up, actually.
Working perfectly together.
Now we know only one of them can win,
so they'll have to deal with that later if they get there, but…
in cahoots has been fantastic.
Raquel Rodriguez!
[Cole] Eliminating Fyre.
And now the veteran Natalya has her sights on Raquel.
[yelling]
[Cole] And Rodriguez again, using her power.
[McAfee] Natalya ring general.
[grunting]
[Cole] A couple of well-placed elbows to the back of the neck.
[screaming]
[Cole] Raquel powering Natalya up!
[McAfee] Oh, no.
[Cole] And dumping her over the tope rope!
Both on the apron!
Both women still in this match-up.
Natalya eliminated by Ivy Nile!
Nile has been impressive in this match so far.
[McAfee] Certainly has taken advantage of her opportunity.
[Cole] Nile with a spin kick to the face of Stark.
And now look at Ivy Nile go. The strikes to Baszler.
[screams]
[McAfee] What?
[Cole] Ivy Nile, on fire!
Well was on fire. Kirifuda now by Shayna.
-[McAfee] Oh, no. -[Cole] Double team.
Baszler and Stark working together again,
dumping Ivy Nile up over the top rope, and eliminated.
[McAfee] They didn't even have to do that, they chose to.
[Cole] We're down to four now.
Baszler and Stark,
Michin and Raquel Rodriguez.
One of these women are heading to Australia and Elimination Chamber.
Who's it going to be?
High stakes here tonight.
[McAfee] Who's going to have an opportunity
to possibly become champion?
[Cole] What if it comes down to Stark and Baszler?
-[McAfee] Michin's, uh-- -[Cole] Release German.
[McAfee] Don't worry about that, Cole!
[Cole] Zoey out to the apron.
Shayna Baszler from behind.
Standing switch by Michin.
Zoey Stark, off the top rope with a missile dropkick.
Michin eliminated. We're down to three!
[McAfee] Raquel Rodriguez and the team of Shayna and Zoey!
[Cole] Trying to eliminate Zoey Stark.
And now Stark and Shayna look to work together.
[McAfee] Raquel's not here for the--
-"Let's just fight!" -[yells]
[Cole] What a clothesline by Rodriguez.
Zoey Stark, on the top rope, dumped to the apron.
Baszler from behind.
Zoey is still in the match.
-[grunts] -[Rodriguez yelling]
[Cole] Shayna Baszler may not be.
Baszler eliminated. We're down to Zoey and Raquel!
[McAfee] Raquel's power is so impressive.
[Cole] And Shayna Baszler with a cheap shot.
And now Zoey looks to take advantage.
Stark on the apron trying to hang on.
Stark eliminated!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Raquel Rodriguez…
is heading to Elimination Chamber!
Wait a minute. Maybe not.
[McAfee] Chelsea Green!
[Cole] Chelsea, I don't think, was ever eliminated.
But now she is!
-[bell rings] -[crowd cheering]
["Trap Queen" playing]
[ring announcer] Here is your winner,
Raquel Rodriguez!
[Cole] What a reaction from 13,000 plus tonight in Anaheim.
Raquel Rodriguez is going to Elimination Chamber,
and one step closer to WrestleMania.
[McAfee] The Elimination Chamber Matches in Perth are absolutely stacked.
[Cole] Here are the six women who will compete.
The winner will face the Women's World Champion
at WrestleMania.
Congratulations and welcome back to Raquel Rodriguez.
[McAfee] You have to think the odds have changed mightily
with Raquel now in the Elimination Chamber.
"Main Event" Jey Uso is now in your city!
And tonight, the wait is over, Uce!
Man, tonight I'll bring down the empire, right?
Tonight, I end the reign of the longest IC Champion in WWE history, Uce.
So, Gunther, man, allow me to reintroduce myself.
They call me Uce…
-[crowd] So! -…so!
My God! I am a new Intercontinental Champion.
Yeet!
[Cole] 619 days,
the historic reign for the Intercontinental Champion, Gunther.
Will Jey Uso win his first singles championship tonight
and knock off Gunther live on Raw?
Well, coming up next, a very special interview.
On the left, the Women's World Champion, Rhea Ripley.
On the right, the number one contender for that Championship, Nia Jax.
They meet Saturday at Elimination Chamber.
We interview Rhea, Nia live, next.
["Halfway To Hell" playing]
[McAfee] Exclusive breaking news right here on Raw.
Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum rapper, and country artist, our friend,
Jelly Roll will be announcing
that his 40-city tour is coming this August.
Jelly Roll sang on WWE: "Summer Nights,"
the official theme song from SummerSlam in 2022,
and in 2023 was named the New Artist of the Rear at the CMAs.
Get tickets for the Beautifully Broken Tour
at jellyroll615.com when the tour goes on sale March 1st.
This man is a man that everybody can be a fan of,
supremely talented, and his story is of the American Dream.
Hell yeah, Jelly Roll. Can't wait to see you on the roads, pal.
[Cole] We're on the road to Perth, Elimination Chamber this coming Saturday,
where Nia Jax has an opportunity to knock off Rhea Ripley
for the Women's World Championship.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, joining us now, uh,
the WWE Women's World Champion, Rhea Ripley,
and the number one contender to that title, Nia Jax.
Now, I want to ask both of you women, as we now go back to the area
where we're going to interview you.
I want to ask both of you guys this question.
You know, there's been so much physicality
heading into this match-up, but we haven't heard from you guys yet
what you think of this match, uh, heading into Perth.
Rhea, I want to start with you.
This is a big deal, defending the Women's World Championship
in your home country of Australia.
Do you have butterflies?
Butterflies?
I've worked for this.
I wanted this.
This is the first time I get to compete in Australia as a WWE Superstar.
Apart from that, the last time I competed there,
it was a part of the independent scene and that was seven years ago.
So when I came here,
I just wanted to please people.
I wanted to do what I was told, I wanted to fit in,
and I wasn't really comfortable in my own skin.
There was actually times that, uh,
I wanted to quit.
I wanted to give it all up.
but I had to sit down with myself, and I had to remind myself
exactly who the hell I was.
I had to remind myself that I didn't want to be like everyone and fit in.
I wanted to prove my doubters wrong.
I had to remind myself that I was Rhea bloody Ripley,
and I am the most dominant woman here within the WWE.
Aww, that's so cute.
[crowd booing]
Mami, I'm twice your size.
And I've got triple your talent.
I'm so happy this is happening in your homeland.
Because when I squash you again,
Mami is going to go home crying to her mummy.
You know what, Nia? You can talk all that you want.
You can attack me from behind all that you want.
But at the end of the day, when you stand in that ring
in Perth, Australia, face-to-face with me,
and you hear everyone in that stadium screaming for Mami,
you…
you are gonna crumble.
All your momentum is going to fade away into nothing.
Your nightmares, they're going to become a reality
when you realize that you're just not good enough.
So I will see you in Perth.
[Cole] Well, Pat, the issue for Nia Jax is this,
she's been so dominant since arriving back here on Monday Night Raw--
You asked one question.
Can she get the job done against Rhea on Saturday?
You should have asked that question.
Didn't have an opportunity to.
Hey, want to say a big welcome to the folks from Netflix
who are here with us tonight
at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California?
History coming this coming January,
Monday Night Raw will have a new home on Netflix.
[McAfee] Massive thanks for the investment in the WWE.
Netflix has big ol' brains over there.
[Jackie] R-Truth and the Judgment Day,
an unlikely pairing whose relationship status
has always been complicated.
Was R-Truth ever really in.
At times, it appeared to be a match made in heaven
until it became a match made in hell.
Earlier today, I went one on one in an exclusive interview
with R-Truth to discuss his tumultuous relationship
with The Judgment Day.
Truth, I know this is a complicated relationship for you,
so I want you to take me all the way back to the beginning
and the first time that you met The Judgment Day.
When I first met The Judgment Day,
their smiles lit up the room.
What's up, my dawgs?
The couch is destroyed.
You need to leave.
It was special.
Like the first time John Cena tried on a pair of jean shorts.
Okay. And you know, it's clear that this is
an emotional relationship for you,
but how much of what's gone on do you blame on Damian Priest?
Everybody loves R-Truth.
[all cheering]
Except me.
[Cole] Oh, no!
[crowd booing]
Damian broke my heart.
I haven't cried this much since the finale of This Is Us.
Remember when the ducks left Tony Soprano?
Damian was my duck.
Listen, I really appreciate your vulnerability and being so candid.
I just have one more question for you.
It's obvious that your loyalty in this relationship was genuine,
but after everything that you've been through with this,
will you ever be able to let anyone in again?
You know, Jackie, this must be how Ginuwine felt when he wrote "Pony."
I got new friends.
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels,
"Cerebral Assassin" Triple H,
DX!
We're going to show Judgment Day
you can't bully people.
You can't silence nobody.
You cannot keep Nick Mysterio locked away with no access to Facebook.
We're going to show them that tonight.
All right. Thank you so much for the time, Truth. I appreciate it.
Thank you, Jackie.
[crowd chanting] R-Truth!
[Cole] That was something.
Well, nonetheless, Judgment Day, R-Truth's former family,
takes on Truth, DIY, and The Miz next.
eight-man tag team on Raw.
[McAfee] Dom missed the board with that dart.
[Cole] Monday Night Raw is live tonight.
We're at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California,
13,264 WWE fans on hand tonight.
[McAfee] It's electric in here.
[Cole] You know, the WWE and UFC formed a historic five-year partnership
with Honda Center,
and the surrounding entertainment district, OC Five, in Anaheim.
The first event happened Saturday night with the record-setting UFC 298,
tonight a sold out Monday Night Raw.
The Honda Center is the first arena to host back-to-back UFC, WWE events
since the TKO merger last year.
[McAfee] We appreciate the hospitality, Anaheim.
[Cole] Been quite the night tonight, and still to come on Monday Night Raw
inside the Honda Center,
Gunther, Jey Uso battle for the Intercontinental Championship.
[McAfee] Look at this.
The place is fire!
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome UFC Lightweight fighter,
Michael Chandler!
[crowd cheering]
Hey! What's up, Anaheim?
[crowd cheering]
Oh, hey, you are now in presence
of the most entertaining UFC fighter on the planet.
[McAfee] Okay.
Hey, now there's a man from Ireland
that's been making me wait for way too long.
And I still got one dude on my mind!
Connor McGregor, get your candy ass back to the octagon!
We got some unfinished business, boys!
God bless!
I'll see you at the top!
[McAfee] All right.
Okay.
Let's go!
That fight has been supposed
-to happen for years. -Get your ass back to the octagon!
Guess he's not done yet.
Yeah, of course he's not. That fight would be magic.
Dana said on my show that that fight is coming this fall.
Then Dana White said, like, last week, "We're waiting on Connor's decision."
Connor has like three yachts.
Michael Chandler has his shirt off.
I mean the fight would be awesome.
I hope it happens!
Michael Chandler, shirtless in the crowd. Michael Chandler.
Ivar, you and Valhalla, you've been on a mission
to tear down the Alpha Academy piece by piece.
You pick on Tozawa.
You pick on Maxxine,
even managed to slip over my number one guy, Otis.
Well, tonight, I put an end to your momentum
and I start to build my own.
It's WrestleMania season, so let's get serious.
Leave your crew in the back and I'm leaving mine.
Tonight is about Chad Gable.
The gods demand punishment.
The gods demand pain.
The gods demand that our reign come to a glorious and inevitable end.
I vanquished every member of the Alpha Academy.
And now the gods turn their gaze to the head of the bow.
Chad Gable,
I accept your challenge for singles competition.
But beware
the gods have chosen our path
and it goes straight through you.
[Cole] Ivar, Chad Gable, later on tonight on Monday Night Raw.
["What's Up?" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] The gods sent us this man as well.
[bell rings]
[ring announcer] The following is a 8-Man Tag Team Match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Charlotte, North Carolina,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
R-Truth!
[Cole] He still is wearing the rain poncho.
It's been raining all day here in Anaheim.
[McAfee] Southern California with the rainstorm.
[Cole] R-Truth's a bit delusional. I guess that's a word we could use.
[McAfee] Brilliant as well. If you go outside and it's raining,
you just put on a poncho. That seems to be intelligent,
[Cole] Friday on SmackDown, he thought Kevin Owens was The Miz.
I don't quite get how that works.
[McAfee] He thinks he's teaming up with DX and it's DIY,
but you can get with this or you can get with that.
But you should get with this 'cause this is where it's at.
What's up?
I appreciate that R-Truth has finally told Judgment Day to shove it.
["I Came To Play" playing]
[ring announcer] Next, residing in Hollywood, California,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
The Miz!
[Cole] So Miz and R-Truth once formed a great tag team
known as the Awesome Truth.
Miz, the one man who has really been trying to talk some sense into R-Truth
in Truth's former relationship with The Judgment Day.
[McAfee] Yeah. He said, "Hey, somebody needs to tell you
that we still have our handshake,
and these Judgment Day fools are not your friends."
The Miz, highly talented, incredible in the ring,
a great talent, a future Hall of Famer.
[Cole] Former WWE Champion, main eventer at WrestleMania.
["It's Our Moment" playing]
[McAfee] Been in the ring with him at WrestleMania,
it's quite the time.
This is not DX.
[ring announcer] And their tag team partners,
Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano,
DIY!
[Cole] And this crowd has been absolutely incredible tonight
at the Honda Center in Anaheim,
hyped up for this Eight-Man Tag Team Match-up.
[McAfee] We should come to Anaheim every week.
Is it because the Netflix folks are here, the TKO folks are here,
it's because 13,000…
-How many? -[Cole] 264.
[McAfee] …members of the WWE Universe, and you know what?
We're going to blow the roof off the place tonight on Raw.
It's been awesome.
[Cole] And Elimination Chamber is presented by Credit One Bank.
Get cash back rewards and live large.
Ciampa. Gargano. Miz. Truth.
[McAfee] I heard you bought that suit with a Credit One card.
["The Other Side" playing]
-[Cole] You like it? -[McAfee] Looks good.
You look good.
[ring announcer] And their opponents representing The Judgment Day,
JD McDonagh,
Dominik Mysterio,
and the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions,
Finn Bálor
and Señor Money in the Bank, Damian Priest!
[Cole] Well, Bálor and Priest will have their hands full this coming Saturday.
At the Elimination Chamber event in Perth, Australia,
they defend the Undisputed Tag Team Titles
against Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate,
who knocked off DIY to earn this opportunity
against special start time this coming Saturday.
6:00 p.m. local, 5:00 a.m. on the East Coast of the United States,
2:00 a.m. on the West Coast.
Elimination Chamber, exclusively on Peacock.
You know, Dirty Dom was brought up just down the road from here
in San Diego, California, they still don't like him.
[McAfee] Yeah, they're the ones to blame, though. They know that.
They're apologizing still.
His whole crew here, bunch of bullies and bums.
Attacking R-Truth, who only wanted to be a part of their group,
made Money for their group.
[Cole] DIY and The Miz also quite the rivalry with Judgment Day as well.
[bell rings]
Looks like McDonagh is gonna start things off.
He picked up a victory over R-Truth last week here on Monday Night Raw.
And here we go. McDonagh, Miz starting off this Tag Team Match-up.
[McAfee] Eight-man Tag.
Tag in anybody from your squad,
pin anybody, it's over.
[Cole] And Miz starting things off with the kicks to JD McDonagh.
Down goes Bálor.
And now a brawl underway. We knew this was going to happen.
[McAfee] It's only a matter of time.
[Cole] All eight men battling it out now in the ring.
[McAfee] They've thought about this all day.
When are they gonna get the hands on the other men?
[Cole] Miz, Truth, and DIY.
An homage to DX. Eight-man Tag action continues.
I got DX with me now, baby.
[Cole] We're back on Monday Night Raw. We're jam-packed tonight,
13,264 at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
Eight-man Tag Team action,
Judgment Day against R-Truth, DIY, and The Miz.
[McAfee] Despicable Dom is controlling Ciampa.
[Cole] They've been all over Dominik Mysterio, the WWE fans.
Here comes the tag to Finn Bálor.
Bálor and Priest will defend the Tag Team Titles
at Elimination Chamber against Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate this coming Saturday.
You see the WWE 2K24, the video game rankings
of the Superstars in this match-up.
Full ranking system will be, uh,
revealed on the UpUpDownDown channel throughout the week.
And DIY now, double team action.
Ciampa!
[McAfee] Johnny Gargano, a massive piece of the UpUpDownDown channels.
[Cole] Backed in to the corner. Here comes Priest.
-[McAfee] Not where you wanna be. -[Cole] Señor Money in the Bank.
Remember, still has an opportunity to cash in any time, any place
for a World Championship when he feels it's right.
[McAfee] This Judgment Day crew…
I don't like 'em.
[Cole] Sinister.
[McAfee] Geez
[Cole] Vicious.
-McDonagh said… -[crowd chanting] R-Truth! R-Truth!
[Cole] …no more funny games.
And here's Finn Bálor with a stomp to Johnny Gargano.
[McAfee] The whole world wants to see R-Truth get into this match,
and Judgment Day is just keeping Gargano isolated.
[Cole] R-Truth felt so bad after what Judgment Day did to him last week.
He wanted so badly to be a part of the group,
refused to believe that they were evil.
[McAfee] And they proved to be just that, evil.
[Cole] You and I were talking about it earlier on today, Pat, it was like…
[crowd chanting]
[Cole] …R-Truth's own family, his father, turning on him
when Priest did what he did.
[McAfee] That seemed to be the admiration that Truth had
for Señor Money in the Bank.
-As Gargano-- -[Cole] Oh!
[Cole] Twitter-- The number one trend in the United States,
Monday Night Raw on X.
Tag made here comes Truth!
[McAfee] And the roof just went off this place!
[Cole] Truth now with a shoulder tackle.
And R-Truth exploding into this match-up!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Listen to this place!
[crowd] You can't see me!
[Cole] And a Five-Knuckle Shuffle.
Homage to his hero, John Cena.
And now looking for an Attitude Adjustment.
Tag made, Priest is legal.
Truth doesn't realize it. Oh, perhaps he does.
[McAfee] He gets a punch, Priest-- Oh.
[Cole] Headbutt driving R-Truth right out of the ring.
[McAfee] Right to the jaw.
[Cole] And now Damian Priest's gonna punish R-Truth!
You'll never be with The Judgment Day! This is the truth for you.
[Cole] Hey, we're back live on Monday Night Raw.
This is an 8-Man Tag Team Match-up.
R-Truth, Finn Bálor in the ring.
It's Truth, DIY, and The Miz against Judgment Day.
[McAfee] Big get back here for R-Truth, who's been bullied by this Judgment Day
for the last few weeks.
[Cole] Emotional couple of weeks for R-Truth.
Excommunicated from the group last week.
[McAfee] Made Money for them and they turned their back on him.
[Cole] Here comes Tomasso Ciampa, now the legal man.
And Ciampa exploding into this match-up.
Bálor,
taken out again by Ciampa.
JD McDonagh as well.
Ciampa a cardio machine.
[McAfee] Ciampa has been a champion everywhere he's been for good reason.
What a start!
This guy's been running for 14 straight minutes
[Cole] I'm out of breath looking at him.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Look at Ciampa go!
Incredible!
Damian Priest wanted to try to intercept, got involved.
McDonagh, trying to take advantage of the distraction.
Roll up by Ciampa, McDonagh out to the apron.
Genius move.
He connects with Willow's Bell!
And Ciampa, corkscrew, over the top!
Come on!
[McAfee] Ciampa's shot out of a cannon!
[Cole] Dominik runs into a knee!
[McAfee] Sorry about it, Dirty Dom Dom!
[Cole] Roll up now by Bálor for the win.
Shoulders down. Kick out by Ciampa.
[McAfee] Inside cradle, trying to take advantage of a tired Ciampa.
[Cole] Bálor now said that's it. Ciampa turns things around.
Oh, my goodness!
[McAfee] Ciampa doesn't get tired!
[Cole] Can't get out of the Reverse DDT, as JD. McDonagh has an assist.
Oh! slingshot spear!
Superkick.
Miz with a kick of his own.
Bálor with a Sling Blade!
Incredible action.
Collision in the middle of the ring!
Both men down.
[McAfee] 16 abs just ran into each other in the middle of the ring.
On Monday Night Raw…
[Cole] Bang!
[crowd chanting]
[Cole] Listen to this place.
WWE fans, red hot tonight, sold-out in Anaheim.
It's WrestleMania season, folks.
Tag to Truth.
Tag to Priest.
And R-Truth.
This has gotta be cathartic for Truth.
[McAfee] Finally getting his hands on Priest now.
[Cole] Truth taking out Priest!
[crowd cheering]
[R-Truth] What's up?
[crowd yells] What's up?
[McAfee] The ageless wonder, R-Truth!
Big splash!
[Cole] Looking to put Damian Priest away. Priest able to counter.
[McAfee] Oh, no.
Truth lands on his feet.
Kick to the midsection.
Scissors Kick back of the neck with a little twist!
[McAfee] Big right to dumb Dom!
[crowd chanting] R-Truth! R-Truth! R-Truth!
[Cole] Damian Priest. Nobody home. R-Truth moves out of harm's way.
Truth now, down goes Priest face first! Is it enough to put him away?
Cover for the win for Truth.
Priest kicks out!
So close.
[McAfee] So close to R-Truth beating Judgment Day.
I'll tell you, Priest can ill afford a loss tonight, too,
heading into the Tag Team Title Match Saturday night
against Dunne and Bate at Elimination Chamber.
[Cole] And Judgment Day got cut off by Miz and DIY.
Down goes everybody!
[McAfee] Three slingshots, leaving Priest and Truth in the ring.
-[Cole] How does he do that? -[McAfee] Oh!
I have no idea.
Truth is magical.
I think Truth's going to try to fly like everybody else.
Damian Priest though, intercepts!
Went for the South of Heaven, roll up by Priest, for the victory
Kick out!
Went for the Attitude Adjustment!
Priest, boxing the ears of Truth.
And now Damian Priest, hoist Truth up, South of Heaven chokeslam!
[crowd counting]
[Cole] Judgment Day with the win.
[bell rings]
["The Other Side" playing]
[ring announcer] Here are your winners,
The Judgment Day!
[crowd booing]
[Cole] The Judgment Day with the victory tonight.
[McAfee] Standing tall over R-Truth, one more sign of disrespect.
[Cole] So let's let's go to the Piero Pat-istrator
to show you what happened at the end.
[McAfee] R-Truth had it until he didn't, and you're talking about
a long way down
for R-Truth from Damian Priest.
Shout out to Piero to demonstrate
when Truth came down from eight foot high.
That was all she wrote.
And Judgment Day, as despicable and dumb and disgusting as they are,
find a way to get a huge win
In an 8-Man Tag.
It has been quite the night here tonight on Monday Night Raw,
sold-out Honda Center in Anaheim.
We kicked the show off tonight
with Cody Rhodes versus Drew McIntyre.
And Cody Rhodes suffered his first pinfall loss
since all the way back at WrestleMania,
thanks to not only McIntyre,
but the appearance of The Bloodline.
Now Roman Reigns and The Rock warned Cody Rhodes,
"You're not gonna make it to WrestleMania" this Friday night on SmackDown.
They told the world The Bloodline is stronger than ever.
[Roman] Tonight is about history.
Tonight is the first night that we can say The Rock
is a member of The Bloodline.
["Electrifying" playing]
[The Rock] Finally…
your life has meaning,
and that is what it's like to look at greatness in the flesh.
Because finally,
The Rock has come back to Salt Lake City!
[crowd booing]
You all have brought a side out of The Rock
that you haven't seen in years.
But you see, this side of The Rock has always been in here.
Always.
You shut your mouth, fatty.
The Rock will come out there and slap the herpes off your lips.
[crowd booing]
The Rock and Roman Reigns, the biggest WrestleMania main event
in the history of WrestleMania.
You had it in your hands and you let it go.
Let The Rock make it clear. My cousin Roman Reigns,
The Universal Champion, beat Cody's ass last year at WrestleMania.
Cody lost the match and now all of a sudden, Cody wants a rematch?
That's his story?
That's not how it works.
You don't understand that because you're spoiled,
entitled little crybaby bitches.
[crowd booing]
Cody Rhodes, make perfectly clear,
The Rock is going to do everything in his power to make sure
that you walk out of WrestleMania what you are, which is a loser.
Your story is ending.
Our story is just beginning.
The Bloodline, the most powerful, dominant duo in sports, in entertainment,
and of course, in the WWE.
If you smell--
No, no, no, no, no, no, no. No.
Salt Lake City, sing along with The Rock is over.
Sit there and shut your mouth, and enjoy the ride that The Rock is taking you on.
If you're smell
what The Bloodline
is cooking.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] The Bloodline promises Cody Rhodes won't make WrestleMania,
won't finish his story,
and it appears Romans had a little conversation with Grayson Waller.
Goes to Grayson Waller Effect with Cody Rhodes
and the World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins
this coming Saturday at Elimination Chamber in Perth.
Meanwhile, Becky Lynch will be in Perth.
She enters the Elimination Chamber for the very first time in her career.
The Man is here, live, next on Monday Night Raw.
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, join us in the heart of Philadelphia
for WWE World at WrestleMania,
a reimagined fan experience that goes beyond the ring.
Experience the five-day event starting April 4th
through the 8th at the Philadelphia Convention Center.
Meet legendary Superstars, explore interactive exhibits,
shop exclusive merchandise at the Superstore,
become a part of WWE history.
Tickets go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m.
-Visit WWE.com for more details. -[McAfee] That's going to be awesome.
[Cole] Let's head backstage now to our own Jackie Redmond.
Thank you so much, Cole. I'm here with Sami Zayn.
And, Sami, another tough loss last week,
this time at the hands of Shinsuke Nakamura,
and more adversity, Drew McIntyre once again involved.
How do you respond?
Um, well, you know, I've been thinking about it a lot,
uh, probably to the point of obsession. [chuckles]
Um, and I made a decision, and it's, kind of, a hard one,
but I feel like I have to hit the pause button
on this whole thing with Drew.
Um, because I've been down this road before, with myself
and with obsession, and I know how I get,
and I just get fixated on this one thing or this one person, and I just get stuck.
I get stuck, and I can't move forward.
I can't see what's in front of me, and I just I can't do it.
It's WrestleMania season and I know…
there's a path…
and I don't know what it is, but I know it'll present itself
and I have to… I have to be there to be able to see it when it comes my way.
And look, I know, I know, it sounds crazy,
I know it sounds maybe even delusional
after losing and after dealing with all this adversity,
but I'm telling you, I did not get this far
by not trusting the feeling that is in my gut.
And I am telling you, I feel it in my gut
when I know there is a path for me to WrestleMania,
not not only to to go to WrestleMania, but to do something historic,
and to cement what I am saying, to prove what I'm saying
when I say that I am a contender and that I will be a champion.
I… I will be a champion.
["Celtic Invasion" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[ring announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
"The Man" Becky Lynch!
[Cole] You know, Pat, Becky has accomplished
just about everything in her career, but this coming Saturday,
for the first time ever, she steps foot inside Elimination Chamber.
[McAfee] I'm excited to see what her strategy is.
The Man always comes with a big brain strategery
for every match, which is why she's been at the top of the top.
How will she take on the Elimination Chamber?
The tortuous match to think about.
[Cole] Well, six women will be inside the Elimination Chamber,
two women will start.
The other four will be locked in pods,
which will be opened at regularly scheduled intervals.
[McAfee] With what on the line, Cole?
[Cole] Last woman standing earns an opportunity
at the Women's World Champion at WrestleMania.
[McAfee] How hungry everybody's going to be.
[Cole] We saw Raquel Rodriguez, she qualified earlier tonight
by winning the Battle Royal.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Becky, Becky, Becky!
The Man has come around to Anaheim!
[crowd cheering]
Wow, wow. You guys have been an amazing crowd tonight.
And I've been lucky enough in my career
that I've gotten to do some amazing things,
so much so that
there's not a lot of new things for me anymore.
Well…
Well, except… except the hat.
The hat is new.
Do we like the hat?
[crowd yell] Yeah!
The hat stays.
But…
in five days,
for the first time in my career,
I will step foot inside the Elimination Chamber
with the need to win it so that I can face Rhea Ripley
at WrestleMania for the championship.
[McAfee] Or Nia Jax.
Now, Rhea and I have been dancing around each other
for the last year or so,
having uncomfortably long stare downs…
at random intervals, all prolonging the inevitable.
And the inevitable is that
Mami and The Man will collide.
And when we inevitably do, it will inevitably be the fight of our lives.
And we both live for this. We both love this.
We both live for this.
But how we've been living recently has been different.
For the last year,
she has been front and center of everything, the talk of the town.
She's been riding a wave of momentum that only comes around once in a lifetime.
She's been propped up by her band of merry men,
The Judgment Day.
Those Truth haters.
And then there's me.
The biggest threat to her championship, who has been hiding in plain sight,
fighting anyone and everyone who wants their go propping up the division.
And I can confidently say that at this very moment,
I'm the best I've ever been.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Becky, Becky, Becky.
But on the flip side of that,
on the flip side of me being the very best I have ever been,
so is everybody else.
And so in five days, when I step into the Elimination Chamber,
I will be doing so with five of WWE's most promising stars.
Liv Morgan.
Bianca Belair.
[crowd cheering]
Raquel Rodriguez.
[crowd cheering]
Congratulations.
Naomi.
Tiffany Stratton.
And while I don't have anything against any of these women…
Well, a little. well,
Well, Tiffany's kind of annoying.
I have beaten most of them,
but never inside the confines of a cage built with steel and glass,
with the ultimate prize on the line,
WrestleMania hanging in the balance.
But I have worked too hard--
["Watch Me" playing]
[crowd cheering]
Becky, Becky, Becky.
I'm sorry to interrupt.
Um, before I get started, I just wanted to say
I'm a big fan of the hat. [laughs]
[Becky Lynch] Thank you.
What I'm not a big fan of is having to sit in the back
and listen to you explain why you should be the one
to face Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania.
Okay, explain.
Explain.
You see, you want to prove that you're the best, right?
That's why you want this so bad.
And I get it. That's cool.
That's very Becky of you, but that's cool.
But you see, I don't care…
I don't care who's the best.
This is about my revenge.
This is about my redemption. This is about my life.
So…
So let me tell you a little story.
Rhea and I, we used to be tag team partners.
We were actually great tag team partners until she turned on me.
But that's okay because I moved on and I found success with Raquel Rodriguez.
We became two-time Tag Team Champions.
[laughs]
That was until Rhea came out and interfered in our last match
and cost us those titles.
But now, bear with me, Becky,
'cause this is where the story gets really crazy.
Exactly a week later, Rhea came out here and injured my shoulder,
costing me six months of my career when I was at my very best.
So while I have you face-to-face,
I just want to take this moment to remind you
that I was the very last person to defeat Rhea Ripley.
And if, after hearing all of this--
["Trap Queen" playing]
[crowd cheering]
Muchachas, chicas.
You both are making great points.
You are.
But I noticed that your entirely focusing on Rhea Ripley.
After Chamber, who knows who our Women's World Champion could be?
It could be Rhea or it could be Nia Jax.
Now I know one thing for sure,
there is only one woman
big enough and strong enough to take on either one of them,
and that's me.
-You saw what I did tonight. You-- -["Glow" playing]
[McAfee] Wait a minute.
[Becky Lynch] Welcome back.
Welcome back, Naomi, and welcome to this tea party
we're apparently having.
Thank you, my man.
What's up Raw?
[crowd cheering]
All right now.
You know, I didn't come back just to come back.
I came back with a whole new purpose.
You see, I've been made a name for myself
both in and outside of this ring.
So this go-round is way bigger than that for me.
I'm here to climb my way back to the top
because it's where I belong.
And I know that now more than ever.
["Tiffy Time" playing]
[crowd cheering]
Um, excuse me.
It's Tiffy time.
[crowd booing]
[Naomi] You interrupting glow time.
Naomi, girl,
while you were out trying to make another name for yourself…
And did.
…you left an empty space,
and the only space that I'm concerned about
is being the center of this Universe.
And besides, nobody cares about the past.
And looking at all of you,
That is all I see.
Been there,
done that.
the future is me, and her name is Tiffany.
["Watch Me Shine" playing]
[crowd cheering]
Okay, Tiffany, you know what,
I know you might be new around here, which explains
why you probably don't know what running your mouth might get you.
But baby girl, don't get it twisted. I am the EST,
and I have been at the tippy top for a very long time.
[crowd chanting] EST, EST, EST!
And at Elimination Chamber, you're going to find out
that you will never be me, do it like me, or be better than me.
Now, there is one thing that I have done that none of you ladies have done,
and that is win the Elimination Chamber Match.
[chuckles]
And this year at WrestleMania, I will continue my undefeated streak.
So respectfully,
if I have to,
I'll pin you, you, you, you,
and definitely you
to get to WrestleMania. Because you can't spell WrestleMania
without EST.
Bianca, girl, you are so last year.
No. No, no, no.
Like, literally, you peaked, like, last year.
Girl,
uh-uh.
Girl, you just got here, like, what, Tuesday?
So you barely even go here.
You just got here, I really don't--
[McAfee] Oh, and here we go.
[Cole] Morgan and Stratton!
Why wait till Saturday?
[McAfee] Bianca Belair is in heels!
-[Cole] Well, was or is. -[McAfee] Is!
Holy…
[Cole] Oh, no. Nia Jax!
The Irresistible Force.
Nia Jax taking out everybody!
Samoan Drop to Naomi.
Now turning her attention to Morgan and Stratton.
[McAfee] It's Tiffy time!
[Cole] A lot of these women forgetting Nia Jax.
All were talking about Rhea Ripley. But Nia Jax…
maybe the Women's Champion come Saturday.
[McAfee] Nia Jax, unstoppable.
[Cole] Turning her attention to Bianca Belair
and running right through her.
[crowd booing]
[McAfee] Everybody's just thinking Rhea--
[Cole] Oh, and a leg dropped to the back of the neck of Rodriguez.
Becky Lynch now, long-standing rivalry with Nia Jax,
but Nia Jax just destroying everybody.
[McAfee] She just cleared out six women.
And everybody thinks that Rhea Ripley
is just going to walk right through Nia Jax? Are you kidding me?
[Cole] Nia took what Rhea said earlier to heart.
Leg drop to Becky.
[crowd booing]
[McAfee] They were all talking, they were all walking,
and Nia came here and left them all laid out!
["Not Like Most Girls" playing]
[Cole] The winner of the Elimination Chamber Saturday
may have to deal with Nia Jax at WrestleMania.
Tonight is the greatest night in Jey Uso illustrious career.
Because tonight, he can fulfill his big dream
of becoming a singles champion in WWE.
Now, Jey,
let me reintroduce myself.
I am "The Ring General" Gunther.
[German language]
[in English] And longest reigning and greatest
Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion of all time.
And tonight, when that bell rings,
I'll make you understand that you do not belong in the main event.
Jey, I'm afraid you'll have to keep on dreaming.
["Born To Be" playing]
[Cole] Jey Uso has been dreaming his entire career
for a singles championship.
He has the opportunity tonight, but he has to knock off
the longest reigning Intercontinental Champion of all time.
Uso, Gunther, our main event, live, tonight.
And coming up next, Chad Gable told Ivar.
"Leave your crew in the back."
It's going to be one on one.
Gable, Ivar, looking to settle the score live, next on Raw.
[speaking Japanese]
[McAfee in English] Thank God for the captions. The stars are out here!
You're looking at a Dana White backed,
Freddie Roach trained,
9-0 boxer who has seven knockouts,
named "King" Callum Walsh
out of Cork, Ireland.
His next fight is coming up March 15th
at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.
9-0, seven knockouts, absolute dog.
[Cole] Chad Gable's fight is right now against this man, Ivar.
["Vicious" playing]
[ring announcer] And his opponent,
Viking Raider Ivar!
[Cole] A couple of weeks ago,
Ivar knocked off Chad Gable with the Doomsault
-after a distraction by Valhalla. -[bell rings]
So Chad Gable said-- Oh!
"Leave Valhalla in the back and let's do this one-on-one tonight."
Alpha Academy in the back as well.
And here we go, one on one, Ivar and Chad Gable, here on Raw.
[McAfee] Chad Gable, a member of the 2012 Olympic team.
Phenomenally impressive.
[Cole] And how impressive has Ivar been as a singles competitor as well.
That kick by Gable dropped Ivar off to the floor.
Chad Gable now, gonna head up to the top rope.
-[screaming] -[Cole] Gable, gonna fly, takes out Ivar.
[McAfee] Chad Gable, you see the cauliflower ears?
Thank you!
[Cole] Take another look at Chad Gable
soaring through the air to take out the big Viking.
[McAfee] Absolutely shredded.
And now Gable, launched into the timekeeper's area,
lands on his feet.
[both grunting]
Double chop to the neck.
-Going to the sky-- -[Cole] Gable, taken out by Ivar.
Ribs first on the barricade.
[referee] Three!
[Cole] Ivar hoisting Gable up and driving him spine first!
Ivar Dominating.
[growling]
[Cole] We're back on Monday Night Raw, Honda Center, Anaheim, sold out.
Chad Gable, Ivar, one on one.
Ivar setting up Gable, perhaps for a World's Strongest Slam on--
Maybe not.
Oh, and Gable able to reverse! Cover for the win, and a kick out by Ivar.
[McAfee] It has been a wild commercial break.
Fluffy and a Viking have been battling via some words.
Chad Gable has been flying around.
Anaheim is on fire tonight.
Full Fluffy chant during the break.
[shouts]
[groaning]
[McAfee] Pedigree. No!
[Cole] Ivar lifted Gable up! Sit out powerbomb!
For the win over Gable!
Gable kicks out at two!
[McAfee] Ivar is so impressive, so powerful, so nimble, so quick.
He's beard, so flawless.
-[Cole] Flawless? -[McAfee] It is.
[Cole] So is his game so far.
Oh, and Gable taking Ivar out at the knee.
[McAfee] In the deep waters, you'd think Chad Gable would thrive.
[Cole] But Ivar, just too big, too powerful.
Hoisting Gable up again. Chad Gable, sunset flip for the win.
Is it enough to put Ivar away?
Who's got a kick out.
Gable looking for the ankle lock.
Center of the ring, ankle lock. What's Ivar going to do here?
[McAfee] He's got it deep!
[Cole] Able to reverse and send Gable outside the ring.
[McAfee] Lands on his feet.
[Cole] Gable and Ivar, both men spilling out to the floor!
[McAfee] Crossbody from Chad Gable perfectly executed.
[Cole] Gable driven-- Oh!
[McAfee] That's the power of Ivar.
[Cole] Yeah. Just shoving Gable into the ring.
And now going for the crossbody. Nobody home as Gable rolls out
of harm's way.
[McAfee] Almost broke the LEDs.
[Cole] And Gable, looking for a German suplex
on Ivar outside the ring.
[McAfee] Hurt his back.
[Cole] And a spin kick by Ivar.
[McAfee] A bad decision by Chad Gable, who has a master's degree.
Big brain, obviously founder of the Alpha Academy.
Why would you attempt that against such a large man?
Now Ivar has taken advantage.
Ivar's going to the tope rope!
[Cole] Ivar up top now.
-Ivar! Sit down splat! -[McAfee] Oh, my!
Oh, my…
[Cole] Gable kicked out!
Look at this.
[McAfee] Bang!
[Cole] 330 pounds.
[McAfee] Ass to sternum!
Sternum to spine.
That's a Viking ride if I've ever seen one!
How did Gable kick out of that?
How, Cole? How?
[Cole] And now Ivar trying to win the same way he did a few weeks ago.
Going up to the top rope for the Doomsault on Chad Gable.
Gamble moves out of harm's way
[McAfee] Why is he going back to it?
[Cole] Gable trying to lift up the 330-pounder!
German suplex!
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] An ungodly amount of strength!
Take the singlet off.
Go to the sky!
Picture perfect moonsault!
[crowd counting]
[Cole] Ivar kicked out again! Now the ankle lock!
-[Ivar groaning] -[referee yelling]
[Cole] Ankle lock in, Ivar trying to make it to the bottom rope.
Will he make it? Will he tap?
[McAfee] Deep! It's deep, Cole!
[Cole] Center of the ring!
Ivar taps out!
[bell rings]
["Shoooosh" playing]
[ring announcer] Here is your winner by submission,
Chad Gable!
[McAfee] The Alpha Academy out to celebrate.
An ankle lock took down the Viking.
What a match from Chad Gable.
Chad Gable with a massive win over Ivar tonight.
As we turn our attention to this coming Saturday,
an Elimination Chamber in Perth, Australia.
Now, some weird start times to watch this event.
Now, if you're watching in Perth, it starts at 6 p.m., Saturday night.
The East Coast of the United States, 5:00 a.m., Saturday morning.
[McAfee] Beautiful Hawaii, 12:00 a.m.
And then obviously all the times in between.
Check the clock. It's going to be worth the watch.
Elimination Chamber from Perth.
But before we get there this coming Friday,
there's going to be a press event from Optus Stadium.
Locally, it'll start at high noon.
You can watch it Thursday night at eleven o'clock on the East Coast,
Eight o'clock at night, Thursday night on the West Coast,
Peacock and WWE's social channels
[McAfee] 6:00 p.m. Eastern in Hawaii.
[Cole] And now the Elimination Chamber Matches.
Of course, Rhea Ripley returns home
in one of the biggest matches of her career
to defend the Women's World Championship against Nia Jax,
who laid out everybody earlier tonight.
[McAfee] Not just matches, we got an incredible Grayson Waller Effect.
The show has returned to Australia.
His guests, Seth "Freakin" Rollins and Cody Rhodes,
who has to watch his back from now until WrestleMania.
[Cole] Also the Undisputed Tag Team Titles on the line,
The Judgment Day, Priest and Bálor,
defending against Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne at Elimination Chamber.
[McAfee] And six women will battle for the opportunity to fight
for the Championship at WrestleMania.
You got Naomi, Liv,
Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair,
Tiffy Time,
and Raquel Rodriguez who's back with a vengeance
[Cole] Also the Men's Elimination Chamber Match,
where the winner has an opportunity to face the World Heavyweight Champion,
Seth Rollins, at WrestleMania.
Who will win Elimination Chamber this Saturday?
I'm standing by with Drew McIntyre.
And, Drew, congratulations on your win tonight over Cody Rhodes.
-I-- -Thank you, Cathy.
I'm gonna take a second to talk about Cody.
I always tell the truth.
Cody has been on the run of a lifetime these past two years,
built some incredible momentum.
Only one person had pinned him up till tonight.
And the second person was Drew McIntyre, the savior WrestleMania.
Well, Drew, do you feel as though that accomplishment
was tainted because of The Bloodline's interference?
No. Not at all.
I've heard what people have been saying, calling me a hypocrite.
What do you think was in my mind when I saw Solo,
when I saw Jimmy out there?
Of course, I want to attack them on sight.
But I can't think like that.
This is Drew McIntyre.
This is everybody else.
I think big picture.
I'm not selfish. I'm doing this for the World Title.
I'm doing this for Raw. I'm doing this for the fans.
I just defeated Cody Rhodes on Monday.
Then I'm going to go to SmackDown on Friday, face LA Knight,
then fly to the other side to compete in the Elimination Chamber,
one of the most dangerous matches in WWE.
And I am going to win, and I'm going to go to WrestleMania
and I'm going to win because I am the true workhorse of WWE.
Your future World Champion.
Thanks so much for your time.
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, we have one match to go,
presented by Credit One Bank,
and it is our main event for the Intercontinental Championship.
619 days. Longest reign ever for Gunther.
Can Jey Uso knock him off?
Win his first singles championship?
We find out, live, next.
First things first, let's get it straight.
Tonight, "Main Event" Jey Uso walks out of Anaheim, California,
your new Intercontinental Champion.
And the next week,
it's our turn.
Imperium tried to end my career.
I believe the quote was they…
they were going to take my head.
But it looks to me like they didn't get the job done.
What they did do was put us in a state of mind that they don't want us to be in.
They've been targeting us for weeks,
and that's no surprise to us. We've been doing this near a decade.
There's a reason that teams target us when they want to make a name.
It's because we are the industry standard when it comes to tag team wrestling.
Ain't no better team than your boys, The New Day!
We beat them in that six-man.
I bet they thought it was over, right?
Nah, nah, it ain't over. I ain't hear they mama singing.
It ain't over until we say it's over.
Because with Imperium, it's been count outs,
disqualifications, fighting through the crowd,
throwing steel steps, putting each other through tables.
So, Imperium, we got a surprise for you.
Uh-huh.
Next week…
is no rules.
That's because next week, it's The New Day against Imperium…
in a Street Fight.
[chuckles]
[Cole] I cannot wait, Pat, to next week in San Jose, California.
Finally, Imperium and New Day end it all in a Street Fight.
Anything goes, live on Raw next week.
[McAfee] Just had a little Sandman nostalgia.
I can't wait to watch that.
[Cole] And also next week on Monday Night Raw,
Shinsuke Nakamura and Sami Zayn go at it once again
as Sami Zayn hopes to keep his dreams
of participating in WrestleMania alive, live, next week on Raw.
[McAfee] That cowboy right there is 18 years old.
Number three bull rider in the world out of Decatur, Texas.
Has been riding bulls since he was six years old.
You're talking about an absolute dog out of Decatur
who does some lot ranching and rides bulls on the side.
What a beast!
[Cole] Talking about a beast,
What about the Intercontinental Champion?
Gunther, 619 days and counting,
longest reign in history.
[McAfee] In German, they call him grossartig,
which means "great."
Maybe greatest of all time.
I don't remember the exact translation, but…
[speaking German]
-[Cole] Nice. -[McAfee] Ja.
-["Main Event Ish" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Ay, ay, Main Event Jey Uso Is now in your city! ♪
♪ It's just me, uce ♪
♪ Day one ish It's just me, uce ♪
♪ Day one ish ♪
♪ It's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
[McAfee] Yeah.
[Cole] The question is will Jey Uso be Intercontinental Championship
next week when Raw comes your way,
San Jose, California?
Will the historic reign of Gunther be ended tonight?
Will Jey Uso win his first ever singles championship?
♪ It's just me, uce ♪
♪ Day one ish, it's just me, uce ♪
[McAfee] Yeet!
Yeet!
[Cole] What a night!
♪ It's just me, uce ♪
♪ Day one ish, it's just me… ♪
[Cole] You're gonna pull my shoulder out.
-[McAfee] Come on. It's day one, uce! -[bell rings]
The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the Intercontinental Championship!
Introducing the challenger,
from San Francisco, California,
weighing in at 242 pounds,
"Main Event"
Jey Uso!
[McAfee] Yeet!
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet! Yeet!
And his opponent, representing Imperium,
from Vienna, Austria,
weighing in at 250 pounds,
he is the Intercontinental Champion,
"The Ring General"
Gunther!
[Cole] It is a big fight atmosphere here tonight.
Sold out at the Honda Center, Anaheim, California,
13,264 WWE fans
looking to see if Jey Uso can do what no one's been able
to do for nearly two years,
that is, knock off Gunther in his 619th day reign
as Intercontinental Champion.
Gunther has made a point to tell Jey Uso,
"You can't share the burden of being successful tonight."
[McAfee] Jey Uso has shown that he is not scared at all of Gunther.
Slapped him in the mouth last week and starts the match doing the same.
[Cole] There are no tag team partners to come to your aid tonight, Jey.
It is one-on-one, and Gunther with a chop Jey Uso,
-looking to put Jey away early. -[Jey groans]
[McAfee grunts] Punishing chops from Gunther.
That's why they call him grossartig.
[Cole] And now, lifting Jey Uso up on the top turnbuckle,
and Gunther is about to beat the hell out of this man.
No more fun and games anymore,
Gunther, the Intercontinental Champion is in control and he is torturing Jey Uso.
[McAfee] Just a menace, this Gunther.
Just an absolute menace.
-[screams] -[Cole] And another chop.
And you heard Uso screaming out in pain.
And now dropping Jey on the barricade.
-[screaming] -[Cole] When Jey Uso smacked Gunther
in the mouth, it changed the entire complexion of this match.
[McAfee] It's almost like people thought…
[both grunting]
[Cole] On the apron!
The Ring General dominating.
We are back live on Monday Night Raw.
This is for the Intercontinental Championship.
Gunther, the longest-reigning Champion ever
against "Main Event" Jey Uso,
looking to win his first singles championship.
Jey Uso looking to rally tonight.
Gunther dominating the early part of this match-up,
but Jey Uso trying to climb back in it.
[McAfee] Gunther has been rubbing it in Anaheim's face.
[Cole] Jey Uso, top rope, landed into a chop!
That will stop any rally in its tracks.
And he's twisting the neck of Uso.
[McAfee] What was that?
Is he trying to break Jey Uso's neck?
[Cole] Gunther punishing Jey Uso.
[Jey yells, groans]
[Cole] Back breaker.
[McAfee] This is The Ring General thing.
[Cole] Well, he was extremely annoyed
by all the dancing from the 13,000 plus
during Jey Uso's entrance earlier on.
[crowd chanting] You suck! You suck!
[Cole] We know how much respect Gunther has for the sport, for the ring.
Believes there's no room for entertainment.
Gunther now, trying to powerbomb Jey Uso up.
Jey now, trying to fight back out of this.
[McAfee] Good defense on Jey Uso.
[Cole] And Jey lifting Gunther up with a backdrop.
Pat, Jey Uso's got an opportunity here.
He may have a bit of an opening.
Jey ducks underneath.
Here comes-- Gunther, dropped right on the announce table!
Samoan Drop to an Austrian!
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet! Yeet!
[McAfee] This is what Jey Uso needed!
Gunther is done!
[Cole] Jey Uso looking to rally.
The Samoan Drop to Gunther on the announce table--
The time is now, Jey.
The time is now!
[Cole] Could this be Jey Uso's chance?
Got the Champion back in the ring.
Gunther is hurting.
Jey Uso's got an opening.
Had an opening.
Uso able to duck underneath. Catch Gunther with an uppercut.
Gunther misses the right hand. Uso caught him with a kick.
Jey Uso with an uppercut again, and Gunther's down in the corner.
[McAfee] And Jey Uso is vibing.
-Uce! -[crowd] Uso!
[Cole] Gunther though-- Oh, and there's that big dropkick!
And Gunther, looking to put Uso away with a massive powerbomb.
Stacks him up, cover.
Kick out by Uso!
[McAfee] He's too big to be doing that double missile dropkick that he does.
He's too strong!
[crowd] Uso!
[Cole] Maybe not, as you take another look.
[McAfee] To be that quick.
[Cole] Jey Uso had an opportunity,
but Gunther able to stop Jey in his tracks.
Now "Let's go Uso" chants here in Anaheim.
Jey went for the kick again, and a big clotheslined by Gunther.
Cover, hooks the leg on Uso.
Stays alive at two.
-Gunther, little wasted motion. -[McAfee] Right back on top.
[Cole] Continuing on the attack. And now, the Boston Crab,
center of the ring.
Sits down on Uso, all the force to the legs
and the lower back of the challenger.
[McAfee] This is going exactly how Gunther wants it to go.
[Cole] Jey Uso is trying to somehow survive here.
Gunther's got it locked in good.
Uso showing no signs of tapping out, but he makes it to the bottom rope
to force a break.
[McAfee] Biggest night of Jey Uso's life.
Could become a singles champ for the first time in his existence.
He's got to get through that man.
The longest reigning Intercontinental Champion for a reason.
[Cole] Jey Uso must pin or submit the Champion.
[McAfee] It feels like Gunther is disgusted that Jey Uso…
didn't tap out.
[Cole] Big uppercut by Gunther.
And Gunther now-- Uso though, pulls the top rope.
Gunther up to the floor.
Jey Uso gonna fly. Uso with an opportunity.
Jey Uso,
knocks down Gunther with a dive.
Jey Uso's got a chance!
Can Jey win the title?
We are back live, sold out at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
Over 13,000 live from Monday Night Raw.
Gunther, defending the Intercontinental Championship
against "Main Event" Jey Uso.
For 619 days, Gunther has ruled as Intercontinental Champion.
Can Jey Uso win his first singles championship tonight?
-Come on! -[McAfee] It does not looked good.
Come on!
[Cole] Jey, getting fired up, begging
for Gunther to punch him in the mouth.
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet! Yeet!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And now Jey's feeling it.
[yells]
[Cole] Chop! Oh, my goodness!
Just like that!
[McAfee] That's all it takes!
One swing of the frying pan-sized hand,
-and it's-- -[grunts]
[Cole] Oh, my goodness.
Again, leveling Uso with a chop that rings throughout the Honda Center,
collapsing the chest of the challenger!
Come on, Jey!
I told you, you're not man enough
to succeed on your own!
You're nobody!
Come on, look at me!
Look at me, uce.
Huh? Where's the big mouth now?
Who has it now?
[grunts]
[groaning]
[Cole] Showing no mercy.
Uso…
-[McAfee] Somehow. -[Cole] …able to slip out the back side.
Spear!
Cover!
[crowd counting]
[Cole] Gunther kicks out.
[McAfee] Jey Uso getting beaten down
with strikes and chops, and somehow musters up a spear on Gunther.
[Cole] That may have been Jey Uso's only opportunity.
He hit the spear, Gunther kicked out.
Unless he can somehow climb to the top rope and hit the Uso Splash.
Won many Tag Team Titles with this move.
Can he win the Intercontinental Championship?
Gunther though, uh-uh.
[McAfee] Gunther beat him to the top. Oh!
Every chop echoing through Anaheim.
[Cole] I don't even know how Jey can breathe.
-[McAfee] Jeez! -[Cole] And Gunther just manhandling Uso.
[McAfee] What the hell is this?
[Cole] This is going to be a flying T-Rex.
Gunther with a splash!
Cover! To retain!
Jey kicks out!
Gunther is an absolute machine,
but Jey Uso somehow finding the will
to survive here in our main event.
[McAfee] Machine is a good way to describe this thing.
He just went to the top rope.
[Cole] He's like a Terminator.
[McAfee] He is a Terminator.
A one speed…
beat up machine.
Loves every moment of it.
Dreams of doing that to people.
Slapping their souls out of their bodies.
[Cole] This is somewhat disturbing to watch,
but Jey Uso, maybe on instinct alone, is able to fight back.
[Jey screams]
[Cole] Uso, another spear!
And how smart by the Champion,
Gunther, rolling out to the apron after the spear by Jey.
And another spear on the apron!
[McAfee] Come on, Jey, get him in the ring.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Another spear!
The Champ's in trouble.
[McAfee] Look at that face.
That's a man who's going to be Intercontinental Champion tonight.
Come on, Jey, it's your opportunity right now.
Finish your story, Jey.
[Cole] Gunther misses wildly.
Uso with another spear to the Champion!
[McAfee] Five spears!
[Cole] And Jey gonna go up top!
Top rope!
Uso Splash!
-[crowd counting] -[bell ringing]
[Cole] Jeys gonna do it.
[McAfee] Early bell.
This son of a bad guy!
Get him out of here!
[crowd booing]
[Cole] The damned fool, Jimmy Uso, Jey's brother.
Jey Uso had the Championship won.
What are you doing here?
Hey, Jimmy! Hey, get out!
-[Cole] Get him out of here. -[McAfee] A couple of stooges
showing up a bit too late.
[Cole] And now Gunther, from behind!
Gunther…
[crowd counting]
[Cole] And Gunther's got a kick out. Uso had an opportunity.
Jey with a kick. Uso's still in this thing.
[McAfee] Already beat him once.
[Cole] And now taking out his brother and all the security guards.
[McAfee] That's what Jimmy Uso gets!
[Cole] Come on, Jey. Go up top one more time.
Do it one more time!
One more time, Jey!
One more time!
Oh, he got the knees up!
Rolls over Uso!
-Damn it, Gunther retains! -[bell rings]
["Prepare To Fight" playing]
[ring announcer] Here is your winner
and still the Intercontinental Champion,
"The Ring General" Gunther!
[Cole] And now Jimmy Uso into the ring and assaulting his own brother.
For the second time, Jimmy Uso has cost Jey a singles title.
At SummerSlam, it was the Undisputed Championship.
You thought you was gonna win it without me?
Yo, uce!
No matter how big you get,
I'm always the big brother!
Always!
[McAfee] Oh, jealous Jimmy.
[Cole] And tonight, it was the Intercontinental Title.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Somebody get this fool out of here!
[McAfee mumbling]
[Cole] And now mocking his own brother and delivering the Uso Splash.
The move that has devastated so many opponents
when they were a tag team together.
[speaking indistinctly]
[Cole] Jey Uso was going to end the Intercontinental Championship reign
of Gunther until Jimmy Uso caused a distraction by ringing the bell.
And Gunther with his knees up
-would retain. -[bell ringing]
[McAfee] And Jimmy would hit an Uso splash on his brother
after screwing him out of the Intercontinental Title
to add insult to injury.
-[Cole] Jey is helpless. -[McAfee] What are you doing?
[Cole] Jey Uso is helpless,
and Jimmy with another splash.
The despicable Jimmy Uso.
Finally getting back
at his brother Jey,
and this civil war has erupted
between the brothers, Uso. ted